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IT Management: Top 10 IT Certifications Now


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By Baselinemag on 2009-04-28

Foote Partners recently released its quarterly IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index outlining the hottest skills and certifications. According to the survey, 60 skills and certifications decreased in value, while 46 increased in value.

The following list of 10 certifications is from the report’s Hot List, in order of descending ‘hotness,’ according to Foote’s analysis.

 

  • 1. HP/Accredited Systems Engineer
    Increased in value 11.1% in last three months and 25% in last six months
  • 2. GIAC Certified Incident Handler
    Increased in value 12.5% in last three months and 28.6% in last six months
  • 3. EMC Proven Professional Technology Expert
    Increased in value 12.5$ in last three months and 12.5% in last six months
  • 4. Citrix Certified Integration Architect
    Increased in value 12.5 percent in last three months and 28.6% in last six months
  • 5. HP/Master Accredited Systems Engineer
    Increased in value 9.1% in last three months and 9.1% in last six months
  • 6. Cisco Certified Security Professional
    Increased in value 9% in last three months, but stayed flat over last six months
  • 7. Check Point Certified Master Architect
    Increased in value 10% in last three months and 10% in last six months
  • 8. GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst
    Increased in value 10% in last three months and 10% in last six months
  • 9. GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst
    Increased in value 10% in last three months and 10% in last six months
  • 10. EMC Proven Professional Implementation Engineer-Expert
    Increased in value 11.1% in last three months and 11.1% in last six months